ca.infoway.messagebuilder.datatype
Interface REAL

All Superinterfaces:

ANY<BigDecimal>, BareANY, NullFlavorSupport, QTY<BigDecimal>

All Known Implementing Classes:

REALImpl

public interface REAL
extends QTY<BigDecimal>

HL7 datatype used for real numbers. Backed by a java BigDecimal.

Covers the following Hl7 datatypes:

REAL.COORD: A real number intended for use in conveying geographic coordinate values

REAL.CONF: A real number intended for use in conveying confidence level values in registries NOTE: As of R02.04.02, this datatype flavor is also used for expressing percentages. It is expected that the flavor name may change in a future release.

Author:

Intelliware Development

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface ca.infoway.messagebuilder.datatype.ANY

getNullFlavor, getValue, isNull, nonNull, notApplicable, other, setNullFlavor, setValue, unknown

Methods inherited from interface ca.infoway.messagebuilder.datatype.BareANY

getBareValue, getDataType, setDataType

Methods inherited from interface ca.infoway.messagebuilder.datatype.nullflavor.NullFlavorSupport

hasNullFlavor